Who died?

[petersjo02]

I saw flags at half mast in both West Branch and Iowa City today. I can't imagine they were lowered for Bill Buckley. So who else died?

[pstans]

1. Army Spc. Chad Groepper, 21, of Kingsley who died in Iraq

Here's the most heart breaking part...

He leaves behind his wife, Stephanie, and their 4-month-old daughter, Clarissa, who was born just four weeks before he came home on leave last year.

http://www.iowaindependent.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=2004

:patriot:

[petersjo02]

2. Thanks so much for your reply.

Yes, unbearably sad. When will the killing at long last end?

[progressoid]

3. 65 Iowans to date...

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/99999999/NEWS11/40607001

IRAQ

Maj. Stuart Anderson
Jan. 7, 2006
Spc. David Behrle
May 19, 2007
GySgt. Jeffrey Bohr
April 10, 2003
Sgt. Jon Bonnell Jr.
August 6, 2007

Pfc. Brian A. Botello
April 29, 2007
Spc. Casey Byers
June 11, 2005
Lance Cpl. Ben Carman
April 7, 2004
Spc. Daryl Davis
Nov. 29, 2004

Pvt. Michael Deutsch
July 31, 2003
PO Trace Dossett
May 2, 2004
Cpl. Llythaniele Fender
June 10, 2007
Sgt. Nathan Field
Jan. 7, 2006

Lt. Col. Paul J. Finken
Nov. 2, 2006
Sgt. Paul Fisher
Nov. 6, 2003
Pvt. Kurt Frosheiser
Nov. 8, 2003
Command Sgt. Maj. Marilyn Gabbard
Jan. 20, 2007

Spc. Seth Garceau
March 4, 2005
Lt. Richard Gienau
Feb. 27, 2005
Sgt. Kevin Gilbertson
Aug. 31, 2007
Spc. Dakotah Gooding
Feb. 13, 2005

Sgt. Don Griffith Jr.
March 13, 2005
Spc. Chad Groepper
Feb. 17, 2008
Sgt. Thomas Houser
Jan. 3, 2005
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jaime Jaenke
June 5, 2006

Pfc. David Kirchhoff
Aug. 14, 2003
Spc. Joshua Knowles
Feb. 5, 2004
Sgt. Bradley Korthaus
March 24, 2003
Lance Cpl. William J. Leusink
May 22, 2006

Cpl. Jarrod Maher
Nov. 12, 2004
Cpl. Antoine McKinzie
March 21, 2006
Sgt. Joseph Milledge
Oct. 5, 2007
Lance Cpl. Clinton Jon Miller
Dec. 11, 2006

Spc. John W. Miller
April 14, 2005
Sgt. James Musack
Nov. 21, 2006
Pvt. Kenneth Nalley
May 26, 2003
Staff Sgt. Scott Nisely
Sept. 30, 2006

Pfc. Michael Pittman
June 15, 2007
Spc. David Rice
April 25, 2005
Cpl. Jonathan Schiller
Dec. 31, 2006
Cpl. Nathan Schubert
Jan. 26, 2005

Sgt. Daniel L. Sesker
April 6, 2006
Spc. Stephen D. Shannon
Jan. 31, 2007
Spc. Aaron Sissel
Nov. 29, 2003
Pfc. Nick Skinner
Aug. 26, 2004

CW4 Bruce Smith
Nov. 2, 2003
Sgt. Michael D. Smith
Dec. 18, 2006
Pfc. Katie Soenksen
May 2, 2007
Spc. Kampha Sourivong
Sept. 30, 2006

Cpl. Michael R. Speer
April 9, 2004
Sgt. Eric Steffeney
Feb. 23, 2005
Pfc. Brandon Sturdy
May 13, 2004
Pfc. William Thorne
Aug. 24, 2006

Sgt. Gregory Tull
Nov. 25, 2005
Staff Sgt. Mark Wall
April 27, 2006
Pfc. Eric Woods
July 9, 2005
Spc. Dustin Yancey
Nov. 4, 2005

AFGHANISTAN

Sgt. 1st Class Scott Carney
Aug. 24, 2007
Sgt. Adrian Hike
Nov. 12, 2007
Spc. James Kearney III
Nov. 1, 2004
Staff Sgt. Shane Koele
March 16, 2005

First Sgt. Tobias Meister
Dec. 28, 2005
Staff Sgt. Robert Miller
Jan. 25, 2008
Spc. Travis Vaughn
Feb. 18, 2007

CIVILIAN

Sgt. Robert Jason Gore
April 21, 2005
Keven Dagit
Sept. 20, 2005

[Debi]

4. Thank you for posting all the names progressoid

I wonder, also, how many soldiers' lives have been irreversibly altered b/c of injuries. What a terrible waste of our most valuable resource. :(

[bazoona]

5. And many of those who come home with no physical injuries

Will carry serious emotional "injuries" that will be life altering as well.

[Debi]

6. Agreed - how many families will be torn apart? Will we ever know the number? n/t

[Vet31203]

7. I hear ya

I suffer from PTSD, I was lucky enough to have a strong support group here for me. There are a lot of vets that come home to nothing, and the VA Healthcare system is really messed up and underfunded.

William J Meyers for House 2008

[Venecianlady]

8. rest in peace

Whoever died.